The US House of Representatives voted to approve a joint resolution on Thursday to cease US Military aid with respect to the civil war between a Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis in Yemen. The resolution was approved by a vote of 247-175 and invokes Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution. If confirmed into law, it would direct [...]

The US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, expanding gun control for those convicted of domestic abuse by closing the so-called “boyfriend loophole.” The resolution, HR 1585, passed by a vote of 263-158. The legislation expands law enforcement’s authority to prohibit “any perpetrator of any offense of domestic violence, [...]

The UK’s House of Commons voted on Wednesday to request an extension for the UK’s exit from the EU. The House of Commons approved the bill by a vote of 313 to 312. The European Union (Withdrawal) No. 5 Bill will require the Prime Minster to move a motion in the House of Commons to [...]

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled Wednesday that a consent decree allowing Highmark members in-network access to UPMC facilities in Western Pennsylvania will end June 30. The ruling comes after UPMC filed a motion to dismiss in response to a petition filed in February by Pennsylvania Attorney General (OAG) Josh Shapiro. In the petition, Shapiro alleged that UPMC shirked its duties [...]

The US Department of Justice on Thursday announced a $122 million settlement from three pharmaceutical companies as part of their effort to combat health care fraud. While not admitting liability, Jazz, Lundbeck and Alexion agreed to pay to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by undercutting the co-pay model of Medicare and [...]

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Wednesday that it will no longer allow prison chaplains of any faith to accompany inmates into execution chambers. The policy change closely follows the Supreme Court’s stay of execution for Patrick Murphy, a Texas inmate whose request that a Buddhist spiritual adviser be present in his execution chamber was denied by the [...]

A court in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has directed the government to ban a popular smartphone video app known as “TikTok,” ruling that the app was “encouraging pornography.” Wednesday’s order also tells the media to refrain from telecasting videos made using the app. The Madurai-based bench of the Madras High Court comprising judges [...]

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill Wednesday to reduce the penalties for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The bill makes possession of less than an ounce of marijuana a petty misdemeanor instead of a criminal charge. However, possession of larger amounts could still result in a felony charge. The reduced penalty [...]

The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to condemn the “Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care.” The non-binding resolution, H Res 271, starts by outlining a legal battle that began on February 26, 2018 when “18 State attorneys general and 2 governors filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court [...]

In a report released Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recommended that the UN launch a full scale response to the growing economic collapse in Venezuela because the government of Nicolás Maduro has proven unable to manage the crisis. The report focused on the effect of the economic crisis [...]